Friday, September 28, 2007

"Bitch" doesn't always hold true to its definition

I'm pleased that we were able to discuss the magazine Bitch in class because it helped me to better understand the article I had previously read on audience addressed and audience invoked. The point was brought up about how this magazine is so much different from other magazines such as Cosmo, which I happen to be a subscriber to (thanks mom). Although I get issues of Cosmo mailed to me once a month, I read it for fun, for pure entertainment. Quite honestly, I sometimes get a kick out of the articles they publish and expect people to take seriously. Bitch, on the other hand, is a different type of magazine that I would never purchase based upon the fact that it is about feminist issues in pop culture, however; not only does the bigger title of the magazine make me somewhat curious as to what it is all about, the article we read in class made me certain that I would like this magazine. Audience invoked... that's me, and they got me. I'm sure I would be able to find many other people who are not feminists that would enjoy reading this magazine. It is something different from the everyday magazines people read, and it is nice for a change once in a while.

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